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Some one from whom a person is descended (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ancestor

(Other definitions for ancestor that I've seen before include "Forefather" , "not being of the modern generation" , "Adam was our first one" , "One of one's forebears" , "Predecessor" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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